Motorcyclists and Pillion Riders Fatalities
17 Although there were 18 fewer total fatalities for 2004 as compared to 2003, motorcyclists and pillion riders remain the most vulnerable group of road users. They comprised 48.5% of the 194 total road accident fatalities recorded last year, as compared to 44.4% of the 212 total road accident fatalities in 2003.
NO. OF FATALITIES BY ROAD USER GROUPS, 2003 & 2004 |
| Road User Groups |
2003 |
2004 |
Difference |
| Motorcyclists & Pillion Riders |
94 |
94 |
0 (0.0%) |
| Motorcar Drivers and Passengers |
27 |
24 |
-3 (-11.1%) |
| Pedestrians |
64 |
45 |
-19 (-29.7%) |
| Pedal Cyclists |
17 |
17 |
0 (0.0%) |
| Others3 (including Bus Passengers/Drivers, Heavy and Light Goods Vehicles Drivers and Passengers) |
10 |
14 |
+4 (40.0%) |
18 Last year, single-party fatal accident cases where the motorist failed to have proper control of his vehicle went down from 42 cases to 32 cases for motorcyclists.
19 Fewer younger riders were killed in accidents last year. In 2004, 38 motorcyclists aged below 30 were killed. This is lower compared with 44 motorcyclists in the same age group killed in 2003, a drop of 6 fatalities, or 13.6%.
NO. OF MOTORCYCLISTS KILLED IN ACCIDENTS
BY AGE GROUP, 2003 & 2004 |
| Age Group |
2003 |
2004 |
| <= 19 |
4 |
3 |
| 20 - 29 |
40 |
35 |
| 30 - 39 |
12 |
14 |
| 40 - 49 |
6 |
11 |
| 50 - 59 |
10 |
7 |
| >= 60 |
7 |
9 |
| Total |
79 |
79 |
Pedestrian Fatalities
20 Pedestrians remain the second most vulnerable group of road users last year. Pedestrians made up 23.2% of the 194 total fatalities recorded last year as compared to 30.2% in 2003. The number of pedestrians killed in 2004 dropped by 29.5%, from 64 pedestrian fatalities in 2004 to 45 in 2004.
21 Among the 45 pedestrians killed, elderly pedestrians4 were a concern. They made up 44.4% of pedestrians killed in road accidents.
PEDESTRIANS FATALITIES BREAKDOWN
BY AGE GROUP, 2003 & 2004 |
| Age Group |
2003 |
2004 |
| <= 19 |
5 |
4 |
| 20 - 29 |
3 |
5 |
| 30 - 39 |
5 |
6 |
| 40 - 49 |
9 |
2 |
| 50 - 59 |
8 |
8 |
| >= 60 |
34 |
20 |
| Total |
64 |
45 |
Handphone Driving
22 The number of summonses issued for handphone driving increased by 66.7% from 1103 in 2003 to 1839 in 2004.
3 Others include pedal cyclists, light goods vehicle drivers/ passengers, heavy goods vehicle drivers/passengers and bus driver/passengers.
4 60 years old and above.
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